FNUS75 KABQ 030428
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVILLETA...ABQ T3 TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1028 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...

DISCUSSION...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL
PERIODS OF GUSTS.  CURRENT RH IN THE BURN AREA IS LIKELY AROUND
9 OR 10 PERCENT AND OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE NOON. THESE
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN STEADILY DURING THE DAY RESULTING IN
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY AFTERNOON. COOLER
AIR TO MOVE IN WITH MAX TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY 5 TO 7 DEGREES
LOWER THAN THOSE ON SATURDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT.

NOTE...OBSERVED DEW POINT SEEMS VERY HIGH.  NEARBY DEW POINTS OF
10 TO 14 DEGREES SEEN MORE REASONABLE FOR THE BURN SITE AND WERE
USED FOR THIS FORECAST.


FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGH
                       CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 7
                       TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                       UP TO 20 OR 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT LATE IN THE DAY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-84.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING THEN
                       INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                       WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 42 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/546000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/185259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/500000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...05

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REQUESTED BY...REESE KERBOW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110402.SEVIL.02/ABQ